Education

• M.L.I.S., University of North Texas, 2003.
  Major: Library Science   
• M.S., University of Texas at Arlington, 1999.
  Major: Geology  
  Thesis: Stratigraphy and Correlation of Pennsylvanian (Missourian) Limestones of the Palo Pinto and Posideon Formations in Southwestern Wise County, Texas.
• B.S., University of Texas at Arlington, 1995.
  Major: Geology
  Minor (Double): Biology and Chemistry

Professional Responsibilities

Science and Engineering Librarian

• Subject Specialist for Geology & Geophysics (MS Geology), Oceanography, Atmospheric Sciences, and Petroleum Engineering
• Library Liaison to Geology & Geophysics, Oceanography, Atmospheric Sciences, and Petroleum Engineering
• Collection Development for Geology & Geophysics, Oceanography, Atmospheric Sciences, and Petroleum Engineering
   

Affiliations

Geoscience Information Society (GSIS), 2005-Present.
     Currently GSIS Topical Sessions Convever

Research Interests

Trends in Geoscience Librarianship
Historical Geology
Paleobotany

Selected Papers

• Rusty Kimball. Profiles in Science for Science Librarians: Wallace Broecker. Science & Technology Libraries, Volume 30, Issue 3, 2011. 
• Jane Stephens, Laura Sare, Rusty Kimball, Margaret Foster and Joel Kitchens. "The Tenure Support Mechanisms Provided by the Faculty Research Committee at Texas A&M University: A Model for Academic Libraries."  Library Management, Volume 32, Issue 8/9, 2011.
• Carmelita Pickett, Jane Stephens, Rusty Kimball, Diana Ramirez, Joel Thornton, and Nancy Burford. "Revisiting an Abandoned Practice: The Death and Resurrection of Collection Development Policies."  Collection Management, Volume 36, Issue 3, June 2011.
• Rusty Kimball.  The TULSA Petroleum Abstracts Database A Comparison of Two Platforms.  Science & Technology Libraries, Volume 29, Issue 1 & 2, 2010. 
• Rusty Kimball.  The GeoRef Database: A Detailed Comparison and Analysis of Three Platforms.  Science & Technology Libraries, Volume 29, Issue 1 & 2, 2010.     
• Rusty Kimball, Gary Ives, and Kathy Jackson.  Comparative Usage of Science E-book and Print Collections at Texas A&M Libraries.  Collection Management, Volume 35, Number 1, January 2010.  
• Rustin A. Kimball and Merlynd Nestell. Multi-factored stratigraphy and new correlation standards in the lower part of the Canyon Group (Missourian, Upper Pennsylvanian), southwestern Wise County, Texas: a can of worms untangled. Stratigraphy, Volume 4, Number 4 (Fall 2007): p. 329-352.  
• Merlynd Nestell and Rustin A. Kimball. A historical analysis and reinterpretation of the lower part of the Canyon Group (Missourian, Upper Pennsylvanian) southwestern Wise County, Texas: a fine can of worms.  Stratigraphy, Volume 4, Number 4 (Fall 2007): p. 313-328.  
• Katherine H. Weimer, Rusty Kimball, Steven Bereyso, Brian Surratt, Adam Mikeal, and Alexey Maslov.  Access and Preservation of Scientific and Cartographic Literature Using an Institutional Repository : USGSs Geologic Atlas of the United States in DSpace.  DttP: Documents to the People, Volume 34, Number 4 (Winter 2006): p. 20-24.